Indecision and apathy from alert fatigue are big issues in #cybersecurity. But have you thought about how FUD marketing can cause some of the same problems? And it's not just vendors throwing the FUD. In today's cybersunday, Michael talks about the issues with FUD and how you need to watch out for it from some unusual sources. 

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• https://www.securityweek.com/beyond-the-hype-questioning-fud-in-cybersecurity-marketing/
• https://brothke.medium.com/the-big-lie-of-millions-of-information-security-jobs-a7cb1b30c5b6

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It's #cybersunday, and it's also time for the Big Game (can't use the real name because reasons). Michael is a big American Football fan, so he's getting into #cybersecurity football analogies. But he's also trying to dig a little deeper and staying away from some obvious analogies. Let us know what you think about them!

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Michael is in the snow in Michigan to record today's Cyber Sunday. The cold weather and road conditions inspire a cybersecurity analogy around making decisions and determining priorities for your security program.

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Michael is wrapping up his Risk Management/Assessment series on today's #CyberSunday. His two points today are around risk assessment frameworks and a caution about GRC tools.

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Michael tells a story from his professional past explaining some of the differences between Risk Mitigation and Risk Avoidance.  The scenario on today's #CyberSunday runs through some of the reasons and calculations that went into the decision leadership made between fixing the risk or avoiding it. 

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2024 is almost here, and that means a special end-of-year CyberSunday to close out the year. Today, Michael is talking about three topics that warrant special consideration for enterprise security programs in the new year. Listen in and tell us what you think! 

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It is crucial to know what role the CISO/security leader plays when it comes to risk. In today's #CyberSunday Michael talks about working with asset owners/business leaders before, during, and after a risk assessment.

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Risk assessments have inherent value for the business if done correctly. But there can also be explicit value for the business in performing a risk assessment and implementing a security program based on that assessment. In this #CyberSunday, Michael talks about both.

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Before you can figure out what risks to accept, you have to prioritize the risk. Before you can prioritize risk, you have to get visibility in your environment to determine what your risks are made of. In today's #CyberSunday, Michael talks about the benefits of risk prioritization and visibility into your environment to find those risks. 

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A CISO recently shared a LinkedIn post regarding speaking engagements. In this post he advised security leaders to ONLY accept paid engagements as their time is valuable. In this week’s #cybersunday Michael, who is not only a CISO but the founder of a cybersecurity conference, pushes back on this idea in favor of giving back to the community by sharing your time and knowledge. 

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